by | Dec 27, 2024 | legal matters
AALM: When did you first know you wanted to become an attorney? What drew you to this career? KB: I have known I wanted to be an attorney since I was a little girl around the age of 4. I spent a lot of time watching ’90s legal television with my grandmother. I was...
by | Dec 27, 2024 | legal matters
As the federal election travels into our recent past, we should reflect upon the relentless allegations of noncitizens voting to influence election results. Although some jurisdictions allow noncitizens to vote in local elections, since 1924, it is illegal for...
by | Dec 27, 2024 | legal matters
I began doing substance use evaluations in 2007, when the late great Bill Sheppard asked me to meet for lunch. He asked me to interview his client and write a report with conclusions and recommendations related to any substance use disorder in a criminal case. I was...
by | Dec 27, 2024 | legal matters
Women lawyers seeking professional mentors have a unique opportunity with Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association’s (JWLA) Mentoring Program starting in January 2025. As a young woman attorney and a first-generation lawyer in her family, program co-chair and Akerman...
by | Dec 27, 2024 | legal matters
Susan Cavailhon is a 2L at Jacksonville University College of Law. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts in English from Florida State University. Prior to JU Law, she received her Juris Master from Florida State University College of Law and studied abroad at the...
by | Dec 27, 2024 | above the law, legal matters
President-elect Donald Trump recently appointed former Paypal executive David Sacks as the White House’s first-ever czar for AI and cryptocurrency. Ryan Tarzy — CEO of Avandra Imaging, a federated network for de-identified imaging data — thinks this appointment could...
